Total Crime Rate
70.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sutherland Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Little Venice , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sutherland Avenue (W9 2QR) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower than the Little Venice average (105.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sutherland Avenue (W9 2QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castellain Road, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodchester Square (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorngate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Formosa Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aldsworth Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barnwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnwood Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Braden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Amberley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Braden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elgin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Formosa Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morshead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Morshead Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Morshead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morshead Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Morshead Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgin Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Braden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Delaware Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Delaware Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Formosa Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Downfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Delaware Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sevington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodchester Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodchester Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Woodchester Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sevington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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